Two killed, scores injured in Ebonyi community’s crisis

The factional President-General of Ishiagu Community Development Union

(ICDU), Mr. David Ajah, has urged the Inspector-General of Police, Ebonyi

State Governor Martin Elechi and others in positions of authorities to direct the police commissioner to arrest and prosecute those responsible for the killing of two persons in Okue Autonomous Community, Ivo Local Government Area.

Addressing reporters at the weekend, Ajah alleged that a team of policemen invaded the community last Wednesday and killed two residents.

He said: “ICDU, with a bleeding heart, condemns the way the police invaded the Okue autonomous community in Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State in the early hours of Wednesday. They shot sporadically and killed two innocent and helpless citizens of this community instantly and injured dozens of others. Some are still missing.”

Ajah alleged that the community is no longer safe.

According to him, there is a political undertone to the incident because the residents are not at war with each other.

He urged the people to avoid taking the law into their hands while they await the intervention of the federal and state governments.

The community leader prayed that those behind the act would be arrested and prosecuted.

Ajah said: “We also pray that whoever is involved in this barbaric act should be seriously punished to avoid a recurrence. As I am writing down this report, my name must have been penciled down among the people to be assassinated. But I must always stand on my feet to oppose and condemn the wrong deeds of some people.”